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Sassygirl said: And you want to put chemicals in it?
Just kidding! Your new growth should be really easy to manage with just a blow dryer and some straightening balm. Welcome to the board!
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Sassygirl you are too much! There are plenty of people with 2 category hair that put chemicals in it. I guess that saying of familiarity breds contempt holds true here. I guess this would answer your question
Lucia. Those with curly hair want it straight, and those with straight hair wanting it curly. We as humans are never satisfied. Is not a matter of black women running to and fro trying to achieve a Eurocentric standard of beauty. It only comes naturally for any woman regardless of race to want change every now and again. Did you see the photos? Alot of white women with what we term as already straight hair are getting this process as well.
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SeaMist said:
Sassygirl I second that opinion! Now I'm really up this morning! Radiance I wasn't reading your posts the way I'm supposed to! I've read where that procedure can run into the thousands of dollars! How long do you plan on growing your hair? Because the longer your hair, the more money you have to pay. Also, I've sat in a salon for more than 6hours and paid way under what you plan on shelling out. So if they think just because they spend six hours on a head and they are deserving of all that money, they must be crazy! I'm going to delete that other post about you taking heat... I'm with your family and the board members on this one. Like your family said, "aint that much intriguing in the world" to pay that kind of dough
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SeaMist I see you finally woke up! Okay mommy #2. You got your point across and I heard what you said loud and clear
My family was high-fiving you through the screen when they saw this! You kept it real and I thank you for that
You know what, I'm still going to have a consultation, just to hear what they have to say and report back to you all. As a matter of fact, I'm scheduled to have a consultation Wednesday and will report back to everyone when I return home. Now to be totally honest, after weighing the pros and cons and hearing what my family and friends had to say and now hearing the opinions of my cyber-friends, I'm leaning more toward a conventional relaxer. Everyone of you make a whole lot of sense and I think I got caught up with the exoticness of the procedure. And then $200.00 didn't seem all that bad to me. My friends actually said to buy a relaxer, and if it was shine I was looking for, to go get some Sebastian Cellophane and call it a day
Iris that was not the photo I was referring to, but everyone who I showed it to, said her hair looked very dry. And by me showing people that photo, it didn't help my cause at all
HoneyRockettewhen I go for the consultation I'm going to ask them specifically how this process affects 3 and 4 type category hair. If it would do more damage than good for these hairtypes, I would definately want you to know.
Adrienne, BrightEyes, Valleygirl, CarmenRose and for everyone who shared their opinion: Thank you all for your frank, honest discussions, and especially for keeping it real with me. I really appreciate that
For those of you who have supported my decision to go ahead with the procedure, Your voice was equally as important and I thank you as well
Really whether you were for or against this procedure, you all are looking out for my best interest, so thank you all.
I didn't anticipate that this thread would provoke such a strong response. It seems to have hit a raw nerve with the majority of you. I usually end up doing what I want regardless of opinions, but this is one of those times that I think I'm going to listen to what the majority has to say
I can't put into words the feeling of gratitude I have for all of you who have extended such sincere concern towards a complete stranger. My appreciation runs deep and and I'm left looking for words to try and convey how grateful I am to you all. Thank you all so very much for your welcome and genuine concern
And believe me, my family wishes to thank you all for helping to talk "some sense" into me as well!